I have the unfortunate news that my mint '86 Miyata 1000 was stolen in lower Manhattan yesterday, in front of the Blue Smoke restaurant on 255 Vesey Street. It's a 54cm model with a Brooks Honey saddle, an olive Carradice Barley saddle bag and brand new VO smooth aluminum fenders. Don't ask; I just don't even want to talk about it.

But if you see or hear of this bike, I'd sure appreciate it if you let me know. Thanks!

"don't ask"? everyone that spends his life on a bike deals with theft or the anxiety of possible theft. hopefully someone can help you with yours. you could help all of us telling us how your bike was secured and with what device.

So sorry to hear about your 1k. A thief is not going to want to keep his hands on the hot tortilla for no more than a few days! If he/she is a little smart, a little research will yield its value, and hopefully they will continue to be bright and put it on eBay or CL. If they just want drug money, then definitely a pawn shop, or cycling circles around your area. I have eyes in Fla and CA, and will keep you posted. All the best!

It might help if the color of the bike was mentioned. I assume you called the police...oh, that's right, you're in NYC. You may have to keep a constant eye on Craigslist and cast the viewing net wide, and watch E-Bay.

Sorry, man. In the city, I double U-lock my bike (one on each wheel) and use a kryptonite cable through the seat. It's mainly a deterrent as someone who's slick could probably pull apart the U-locks.

I had my bike locked near the Main Library on 42nd at 5th as I described, and the thief took my handlebars, stem, and brifters!

As far as I am concerned a Brooks in Manhattan makes the bike a target for theft. When you decide to replace the bike, consider keeping a plastic bag on the seat to wrap over it when you leave it. Bikes with shopping bags over the seat always look like junk, so it becomes a deterrent, too.

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Note to you BLOWHARD MORONS out there: The fork is not bent. Most PEUGEOTS of the '70s forks DID NOT line up with the head tube angle. This is normal. The last pic is from the 1972 Dutch catalog showing this EXACT MODEL in diagram. Keep your comments to yourself......

Sorry, man. In the city, I double U-lock my bike (one on each wheel) and use a kryptonite cable through the seat. It's mainly a deterrent as someone who's slick could probably pull apart the U-locks.

I had my bike locked near the Main Library on 42nd at 5th as I described, and the thief took my handlebars, stem, and brifters!

As far as I am concerned a Brooks in Manhattan makes the bike a target for theft. When you decide to replace the bike, consider keeping a plastic bag on the seat to wrap over it when you leave it. Bikes with shopping bags over the seat always look like junk, so it becomes a deterrent, too.

I bet a lot of thieves cue into the metal rivets on Brooks saddle as their green light for a good steal......I'm sure a lot of bikes with real or imitation Regals on them get swept up along the way because of their rivets too.....
Anyone ever try to design a stun saddle? I heard batteries fit well into seatposts and seat tubes.......I think that some "fried eggs" might be in order to help reduce the rates of bike thievery.

Since the invention of the battery powered portable angle cutter nothing is safe. Those angle grinders can cut through the toughest of locks in less then 45 seconds, and the thief no longer has to worry if he has the right tool for the job. Even picking as become a trend lately and most experience pickers can get through a lock in less then 60 seconds and the whole time look like the owner having difficulty with the key. Add on top of that 99.9% of all passerby's witnessing such activity won't care the least bit.

Smart advice. But does no good if you like owning a beautiful vintage bicycle. For some, it's their car or house or lawn or clothing; guess that's how I feel about bikes. The downside of this is, of course, obvious.

Sorry for your loss. I know how hard I work for my stuff, and how hard I try to keep my stuff looking/working good, and when something disappears, it hurts. There's a few websites that'll search multiple craigslist and other sites all at once. I use adhuntr which lets me limit a search to all CLs in the Northeast but by default searches all US sites. Hopefully your bike doesn't travel much beyond the metro region, or overseas.

Do you have the serial? Ethical bike shops check serials. If there are used bike shops in your general area, you can drop in and leave a description. Not a lot else you can do. I did help someone reclaim a stolen bike that popped up on eBay ... I googled and the bike came up in a stolen registry alert.

There used to be an open-air market around 11th and Ave C, but not sure it's still there. Apparently, a lot of Manhattan bikes end up there.

Since the invention of the battery powered portable angle cutter nothing is safe. Those angle grinders can cut through the toughest of locks in less then 45 seconds, and the thief no longer has to worry if he has the right tool for the job. Even picking as become a trend lately and most experience pickers can get through a lock in less then 60 seconds and the whole time look like the owner having difficulty with the key. Add on top of that 99.9% of all passerby's witnessing such activity won't care the least bit.

Yeah, the only option is to use both a main and mini u-lock on the wheel, which helps bump up deterrence by requiring more time. A bike that looks like ****e helps. Sigh.